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WashPost forgets to report that Obama's approval rating is back up to 50%

Why does the Beltway press seem so reluctant to tell the truth[1] about Obama's approval rating?

Earlier this year, the narrative revolved around the GOP-friendly claim about Obama's "falling polling numbers," when in fact they weren't really falling[2]. And more recently, major media outlets seem to go out of their way to downplay occasional good news for the president.

Take the latest results[3] from the Washington Post/ABC News poll, in which Obama's approval rating enjoyed a healthy month-to-month bump up from 46 percent to 50 percent, while his disapproval rating dropped from 52 percent to 47 percent. Combined, that's a significant 9-point swing in 30 days. But the Post leaves all that information out.

Here's the only mention of Obama's rating in the entire Postarticle[4]:

President Obama's approval rating has rebounded to where it was in July after hitting an all-time low a month ago.

Nowhere in the article does the newspaper report that the president's approval rating now stands at a solid 50 percent.